Garment hanger



Aug. 17, 1948. A. Plo'rRowsKl I i 2,4747-,204 l GARMENT HANGER Filed Nov. 27, 1944 2 Shouts-Sheet 1 vf?? la 35. 37 zo? oooo oooao `cm'ccaoocianzlcaqfpcwooemaacmo" Arrunmzvl Patented Aug. Vll 7, 1948 lS'lil'ES PATENT OFFICE 2,447,204 GARMENT HANGER t Anthony Plotrowski, Chicago, Ill. Application November 27, 1944, Serial No. 565,393

a olanhs.- (ci. er1-si) My present invention, in its broad aspect, has to do with improvements in wall costumers designed to furnish support for hats, coats, overcoats, and other articles of apparel, and to furnish a garment hanger which will maintain the shape of the garment, and to provide locking means whereby the articles of clothing, or canes. umbrellas, and the like may be securely locked against surreptitious removal. My invention also includes the provision of a highly decorative support which lends itself for use in hotels, barber shops, and the like, and which hasin conjunction therewith a pocket device and a mirror. In addition to the foregoing, I provide an extensible coat hanger, and an adjustable hat support, and other hook supports for clothing, umbrellas and the like. My device may be attached to a wall or other base and is artistically formed and decorated to present a pleasing appearance.

My locking'device is of the chain and clamp type so that it is adaptable for use with a variety of articles, such as overcoats, coats and the like, umbrellas and any other articles likely to be included under the head of personal apparel or accessories. My locking means is 'novel and practical and is an improvement over others with which I am acquainted in the art.

Other and equally important objects and advantages will be apparent as the description prof ceeds in conjunction with the'drawings, but it is to be understood that changes in form, size,

,.shape, arrangement and construction are permissible provided same fall within the purview of my broad inventive concept.

In the drawings, wherein I have illustrated a form of my invention: -v

Figure 1 is a front elevation;

Figure 2 is a top plan view;

Figure 3 is an end view.

Figure 4 is a sectional detail of one of the ends of my garment hanger, showing the extensible end parts, and the spring latchlng detent therefor;

Figure 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Figure 1 and shows the manner of attaching the supports for the garment hanger;

Figure 9 is a schematic perspective of the hat support, bracket and locking pin disassembled;

Figure is a transverse section on the line 2 Figure 10 is a side view of the locking clamp:

Figure 11 is a top plan view (with the cover removed) of the lock and pin of the locking clamp;

Figure 12 is a longitudinal section taken on the line I2-I2 of Figure 10;

Figure 13 is a transversesection taken on the line I3-I3 of Figure 11, and

Figure 14 is a section taken on the line Il-Il of Figure 10 and shows the threaded member 4for receiving the locking screw.

In the drawings wherein like charactersof reference are used to designate like or similar parts throughout the several views:

The numeral I .designates the base panel which has a wood or plastic or other material filler in the form of a block 2 vover the front face of which is a sheet metal shell 3 which extends dow'n around the sides and ends as at 4 and a certain distance past the side edges and ends of the back as at E-as shown in Figures 2 and 7. The basepanel is preferably rectilinear and has edge decorations 6 and may be of bright metal, and is attached to a wall or other base 1 by screws 8. lAt the top of the base panel midway its ends is a curved extension 9. Just belowvthe extension 9 is a hat support Ill-see Figure 9 which may have a crystal head Il. and a slightly curved shank I2 which is annularly liianged as at I3 near the bottom end to seat on the bracket I4. The bracket Il is attached to the base panel and has a sleeve-like portion- I5 which pivotally mounts the end of the shank I2. The upper edge of sleeve-like portion I5 is cut away semi-circularly as at I6, and the shank has a pin I'I moving in said out away portion to limit thev pivotal movement of the hat support by engagement of the pin I'l with shoulders I8. A second pin I9 through the shank engages beneath the sleeve-like portion l5 to hold the hat support thereon..

Beneath the hat support I5 are a pairof supporting arms 20 which are tubular-see Figure B-and have ears 20a attached by suitable means to the base panel. The supporting arms are curved downwardly as at 22 and upwardly as at 23 and toward each other as at 24. as shown in Figure 1; carried on the ends of the arms 20 is a forwardly curved tubular coat hanger 2l'. the

The extensions 25 are slidable in and out of the coat hanger within the limits defined by the instruck portions 25h. The spring detents 26 are mounted on the ends of the coat hanger in spaced ears 26a and each has a pivotcd body 21 and a right angular latching detent 28 passing through an opening 29, in the end of 'the coat hanger to engage in the instruck portion 25h. Springs 30 engage beneath the opposite ends of pivoted bodies 21 to urge the detents toward the instruck portions so that to release the extensions either for inward or outward movements. the body must be pressed above the spring to lift the detent 26. Extensions 25 are each engaged by a compression spring 3|. The opposite ends of springs 3| are connected as at 32 with a pin 33 mounted through the coat hanger intermediate its ends as shown in Figure 6 so that the extension is urged toward its extended position, such movement also being limited by a cord or wire 34 attached to the extension and extending through an opening in the hanger adjacent to the pin 33 and provided with a head or knob 35.

Adjacent the respective ends of the base panel I and to either side of and below the coat hanger are hooks 36 upon which other garments, or umbrellas, or the like, may lbe hung or suspended.

Between the supporting arms 20 is a metal pocket 31 upon the front face of which is mounted a mirror 38.

In order to properly lock and secure any or all of the articles of apparel or accessories carried by my device, I attach a chain 38 to one end of the base panel with a locking clamp 40 at its end, and normallyplaced in the pocket as shown inFigure 1.

The locking lclamp 40 has crossed arms 4| pivoted as at 42, and the arms at one end have mounted thereon jaws 43 having toothed rubber clamping elements 44-see Figure 10. The crossed arms, at their opposite. ends 45 carry a locking mechanism to hold the jaws in clamping engagement upon a garment, umbrella, hat or the like. To this end, one arm 46 is bent inwardly toward the other arm 41 and carries at its end a threaded socket.48. The threaded socket 48 is pivotcd as at 48 in an opening in the arm as shown in Figure 14. The other arm 41 carries a threaded bolt 58 for engagement in the socket 48 and is turned to hold the jaws in clamping engagement with' each other. When it isvdesired to clamp a garment between the jaws 43, the bolt 50 is rotated to spread the jaws 43 a sumcient distance apart to engage the garment therein. The bolt 50 is then rotated in the opposite direction to contract the jaws 43 and securely retain the garment therebetween. To lock the bolt in position to hold the clamping jaws in clampingv position and prevent unauthorized manipulation thereof, I iix thereto as at 50a hollow housing having a cover 52. In the housing isa hinged arm 53 extending out the opposite end of the housing and carrying a pin 54 engaging invany one of a series of uniformly spaced circularly arranged openings 55 in a plate 56 fixed to arm 41. The pin is normally held out of engagement with any opening by..a plate spring 51 mounted beneath the hinged arm 53. The -end of the housing is slotted, as at 58 to permit upward movement of the arm. A sliding, spring pressed bolt 58 is seated in the housing to engage over the arm 53 when the pin is inserted in one of the openings to hold the same in engagement therewith and a lock 60 is provided for the bolt. The bolt construction is shown in Figure 13, there being a shank 6| and a spring 62 between the head of the bolt and the wall of the housing. The lock 68 is preferably of the key variety, as indicated by the dotted line showing of a key 63 in Figure 12.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the operation and advantages of my invention will be apparent. but in interpreting the scope of my invention, rreference should be had to the sub-v joined claims.

I claim: v

1. In a'wall costumer, the combination with a base, of curved supports on the base the free ends of which are proximate each other and spaced from the base, a garment hanger on the free ends of the supports and comprising a curved tubular body, springs in the body, telescoping extensions in the ends of the tubular body, means preventing ejection of the extensions by the springs, and co-acting latch mea-ns on the body ends and the extensions for securing the extensions with relation to the body.

2. In a wall costumer, the combination with a base, of curved supports on the base the free ends of which are proximate each other and spaced from the base, a garment hanger on the free ends of the supports and comprising a curved tubular body, springs in the body, telescoping ex tensions in the ends of the tubular body, said telescoping extensions being held against ejection by said springs by securement'to said curved tubular body, and co-acting latch means on the body ends and the extensions for securing the extensions with relation to the body.

3. In a wall costumer, the combination with a base, of curved supports on the base the free ends o1' which are proximate each other and spaced from the base, a garment'hanger on the free ends of the supports and comprising a curved tubular body having an opening near the end thereof, lsprings in the body, telescoping extensions in the ends of the body, said telescoplng extensions being secured to'said curved tubular body to prevent ejection by said' springs and being formed with spaced aligned depressions, a pivotcd latch on each body end, a detent on the latch engageable through the body opening in any of said depressions for securing the extension in adjusted position relative to the body.

ANTHONY PIOTROWSKI.

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